Historical Portraits of Influential Figures

19th-century engravings and portraits of notable historical figures, featuring detailed attire and rich textures indicative of their era.

Joachim Heinrich Campe, 29 June 1746, 22 October 1818, was a German writer, linguist, educator and publisher during the Age of Enlightenment, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th-century original

Charles Gilbert Romme (1750-1795), político y matemático francés. Grabado de 1873.

Claude Basire (1764-1794). French politician. Elected deputy for the Cote-d'Or to the Legislative Assembly (3 September 1791 to 20 September 1792). A member of the National Convention (4 September 1792 to 5 April 1794), he joined La Montagne (The Mountain), opposing the postponement of the trial of King Louis XVI and voting in favour of his execution. He was accused of having participated in the falsification of a decree relative to the liquidation of the French East India Company. The Revolutionary Tribunal condemned him to death and he was guillotined. Portrait. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

Portrait of Louis Nicolas Vauquelin (1763-1829) a French pharmacist and chemist. Dated 19th Century

Joachim Heinrich Campe, 29 June 1746, 22 October 1818, was a German writer, linguist, educator and publisher during the Age of Enlightenment, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th-century original

Jean-Baptiste Boyer-Fonfrède (1766-1793). French Girondin politician. Deputy to the National Convention in 1791. Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826). Third president of the United States of America (1801-1809), one of the Founding Fathers. He was the author of the Declaration of Independence. Portrait. Engraving by Vernier. Panorama Universal. History of the United States of America, from 1st edition of Jean B.G. Roux de Rochelle's Etats-Unis d'Amerique in 1837. Spanish edition, printed in Barcelona, 1850.

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 1743-1794, French chemist. Engraved by Pannemaker-Ligny after De La Charlerie. From ""Histoire de la Revolution Francaise"" by Louis Blanc.

Georges-Louis Leclerc (1707-1788), Count de Buffon. French naturalist. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. Detail. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VI. 1857. Author: Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882). French engraver.

Gilbert Romme, 1750-1795. French politician during the French revolution. From ""Histoire de la Revolution Francaise"" by Louis Blanc

Bernard-Germain de Lacépède (Bernard Germain Étienne de Laville-sur-Illon) (1756-1825), comte de Lacépède. French zoologist and politician. After the French Revolution, he was elected member of the legislative assembly (1791-1792). Portrait. Engraving by Pannemaker. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, part 2, 1879.

Rufus King - American Politician, Lawyer and Diplomat

Reverend John Home, 1722 - 1808. Scottish minister, soldier and author of the play Douglas. After a 19th century engraving by Ridley.

Jacques-Constantin P_rier

Portrait of Pierre Francois Joseph Beccard (1754-) French servant, noted for his devotion to his employers. France. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Portraits et histoire des hommes utile by Societe Montyon et Franklin 1837

Armand Gensonné (1758-1793). French politician and deputy of the Convention. President of the National Convention (7 to 21 March 1793). Died by guillotine on 31 October 1793. Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

Portrait of Louis Nicolas Vauquelin (1763-1829) a French pharmacist and chemist. Dated 19th Century

Armand Gensonne (1758-1793). French politician and deputy of the Convention. President of the National Convention (7 to 21 March 1793). Died by guillotine on 31 October 1793. Portrait. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Franz Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809, Austrian composer and leading representative of the Viennese Classical period

Benjamin Thompson Rumford (Count) 1753-1814. Anglo-American scientist and administrator. Friction theory of heat

Arthur Phillip, British Admiral and colonial governor, (1886).Artist: W Macleod

Historical print, portrait of Wilhelm Friedrich Hermann Reinwald, 1737 - 1815, a German librarian and linguist, from the Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Georges-Louis Leclerc (1707-1788), Count de Buffon. French naturalist. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VI. 1857.

Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo (1764-1842). French politician. In 1804 he joined the Russian diplomatic service. Portrait. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

Jean Feraud, 1764-1795. Member of the National Convention during the French revolution. From ""Histoire de la Revolution Francaise"" by Louis Blanc

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 19th century, portrait of Aaron Burr, 1756 - 1836, an American lawyer and politician, Vice President of the United States

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 28 August 1749, 22 March 1832, was a German poet and naturalist, Goethe in his 30th year, digital improved reproduction of a 19th century original print

Historic drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Muzio Clementi, 1752 - 1832, an Italian composer, pianist and music educator, conductor, piano maker and music publisher

Loutherbourg, Philipp Jakob .

Pedro Caro y Sureda (1761-1811). 3rd Marquis of La Romana. Spanish general of the Peninsular War. Portrait. Cronica General de Espana. Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Valencia, 1867.

Georges-Louis-Félix de Wimpffen (1744-1814). Barón de Wimpffen. French general who took part in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

Georges-Louis Leclerc (1707-1788), Count de Buffon. French naturalist. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VI. 1857. Author: Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882). French engraver.

Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand of Braunschweig-Wolfenbuettel, October 9, 1735, November 10, 1806, was a German prince, inherited Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg, woodcut, Germany, Europe

Christian Fuerchtegott Gellert was a German poet and writer, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Dominique FranÁois Jean Arago (1786 ñ 1853), French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, freemason and politician

Thomas Jefferson 1743 - 1826. Third president of the United States and a Founding Father. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890

Portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Austrian composer and musician, Austria, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

Johann Heinrich Voß, 20. Februar 1751 - 29. März 1826, war ein deutscher Dichter / Johann Heinrich Voß, February 20, 1751 - March 29, 1826, was a German poet, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Historical engraving from the 19th century, portrait of Ignacy Krasicki, 1735-1801, Polish poet, playwright, Archbishop of Gniezno

Thomas Jefferson, April 13, 1743, July 4, 1826, was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, the third American President from 1801 to 1809, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Portrait of James Madison by unknown artist

Historical illustration, portrait of Heinrich Friedrich Karl Reichsfreiherr vom und zum Stein, 1757 - 1831, a Prussian civil servant, statesman and reformer

Franciszek Karpiński (1741 1825), poet. From: Tygodnik Ilustrowany 1891 No. 92 p. 1 The woodcut Tygodnik Ilustrowany, Boczkowski, Pawe (Fl. Ca 1875 1905)

George Washington (1732-1799). First president of the United States (1789-1797). Commander-in-chief of the revolutionary Continental Army in the American War of Independence (1775-1783). Portrait. Engraving by Vernier. Panorama Universal. History of the United States of America, from 1st edition of Jean B.G. Roux de Rochelle's Etats-Unis d'Amerique in 1837. Spanish edition, printed in Barcelona, 1850.

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736) Italian composer.

Dugald Stewart (1853-1828) Scottish philosopher and mathematician born at Edinburgh. Professor of Moral Philosophy at Edinburgh university (1785-1809). Engraving from 'A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen' by Thomas Thomson (1870).

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809). Austrian composer of the Classical period. Engraving of Germania, 1882.

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Joseph II or Joseph Benedikt Anton Michael Adam, 1741 - 1790, from the dynasty of Habsburg-Lorraine, Archduke of Austria, German King and Holy Roman Emperor

Georges Jacques Danton, 26 October 1759, 5 April 1794, was a French revolutionary and politician who had been Minister of Justice and head of the first Welfare Committee during the French Revolution, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century original

Franz Joseph Haydn, 31 March, 31 May 1809, an Austrian composer of the Viennese Classical period, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Thomas Paine, 1737-1809. English-American writer and political pamphleteer. From ""Histoire de la Revolution Francaise"" by Louis Blanc.

William Bartram (1739-1823), American naturalist, 1896. Artist: Unknown

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Johann Heinrich Voss, 1751 - 1826, a German poet and translator

Portrait of Mungo Park (1771-1806) a Scottish explorer of West Africa. Dated 18th century

Jacques Antoine Marie de Cazales, 1 February 1758, 25 October 1805,) was a conservative politician during the French Revolution, digitally restored re...

Johann Heinrich Voss (1750-1826), poet, translator

Historical print, portrait of Johann Wilhelm Daniel von Archenholz or Archenholtz, 1741 - 1812, a Prussian officer, writer and publisher, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Etienne Claviere (1735-1793). French banker and businessman of Swiss origin, born in Geneva. He was active in politics during the French Revolution. Minister of Finance of France (24 March to 12 June 1792 and from 10 August 1792 to 2 June 1793). He was one of the founding members and the first president of the ""Societe des amis des Noirs"" (Society of the Friends of the Blacks) and of the ""Club des Jacobins"" (Jacobin Club). Portrait. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

Bertrand Guillaume Carcel (1750-1812), relojero francés. Grabado de 1873.

John Smeaton 1724-1792 English engineer and founder of the civil engineering profession in Great Britain From Old England's Worthies by Lord Brougham and others published London circa 1880's

Portrait of architect Dubois, Father

Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger (1752-1831), poet, dramatist, steel engraving, before 1880

Portrait of Maximilien Robespierre an influenctial figure in the French Revolution. Black and White Illustration;

Joseph Priestley, 1733 -1804, English chemist, Unitarian, natural philosopher, separatist theologian, grammarian, multi-subject educator and classical liberal political theorist

Christoph Martin Wieland, 5 September 1733-20 January 1813, a German poet, translator and editor at the time of the Enlightenment, Historical, digital...

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, Duke of Bronte, 29 September 1758, 21 October 1805, a British admiral, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th ...

Johann Christoph Gottsched, 2 February 1700, 12 December 1766, a German writer, dramaturge, linguist and literary theorist as well as professor of poetics, logic and metaphysics of enlightenment, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE English poet and critic in old age Date: 1772 - 1834

USA: John Adams (1735-1826) was the 2nd President of the United States, serving from 1797-1801. Engraving, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 19th century

James Monroe, 5th President of the United States, (c1880).Artist: Whymper

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 18th century, portrait of John Adams, 1735 - 1826, the second President of the United States

Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse, 1746 1818, French mathematician Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse, 1746 1818, French mathematician Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21660361

Stanislas de Boufflers (Stanislas Jean de Boufflers) (1738-1815). French statesman and writer. Portrait. Drawing by Hippolyte de la Charlerie. Engraving by Pannemaker. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

Friedrich Wilhelm III. 3. August 1770, nach einem Bild 1798, digitale verbesserte Reproduktion eines Originaldrucks 1880, 7. Juni 1840, war seit 1797 ...

Dr Benjamin Rush 1745 to 1813. American statesman, physician, writer, educator, humanitarian and Founding Father. A signatory of Declaration of Independence.

Joseph Priestley (1732-1804). English theologian, natural philosopher. Engraving, 1883. Portrait, colored.

Portrait of J�r�me P�tion de Portrait of J�r�me P�tion de Villeneuve (1756-1794), Mayor of Paris.

Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hammond, Bart., R.N.. 1775 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Hamond, Andrew Snape, Sir, 1738-1828

Portrait of Paul Jean Francois Nicolas viscount of Barras (1755-1829) General and French politician of the Revolution and the First Empire. France. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Histoire de la Revolution Francaise 1876 by Jules Michelet (1798-1874)

Joseph Lakanal (1762-1845), político francés. Grabado de 1873.

Portrait of Joseph II or Joseph Benedikt Anton Michael Adam, 1741 - 1790, Archduke in the Archduchy in Austria, Roman-German king and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

Portrait of Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès (1753-1824) a French lawyer and statesman. Dated 19th Century

James Monroe (1758-1831). Fifth President of the United States (1817-1825). Last president who was a Founding Father of the United States. Noted for his proclamation of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823. Portrait. Engraving.

John Adams, 1777-1890. Adams, John, 1735-1826., 1777-1890

Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758), French botanist.One of a family of distinguished botanists. He was director of the Jardin des Plantes Paris and also practiced medicine, devoting himself to the very poor. From 'The Temple of Flora' by Robert John Thornton. (London, 1807). Engraving.

Portrait of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) by Allais (nee Briceau), Angelique (active 18th century)/ Bibliotheque de Geneve/ 1791/ France/ Etching, watercolour/ Rococo/ 24,5x21,5/ Portrait

William Richardson Davie 1756 to 1820. Governor of North Carolina from 1798 to 1799.

HAYDN, JOSEPH. COMPOSITOR AUSTRIACO. 1732-1809 LITOGRAFIA.

'James Pettit Andrews Esq. F.A.S.', 1796. Creator: John Chapman.

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein, 1757 - 1831, a Prussian public official, statesman and reformer

William Richardson Davie 1756 to 1820, Governor of North Carolina from 1798 to 1799, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Archduke Carl Ludwig Johann Joseph Laurentius of Austria, Duke of Teschen, September 5, 1771, April 30, 1847, woodcut, Austria, Europe

Daniel Rutherford, late 18th century. Artist: Unknown

Joseph Le Bon, 1765 - 1795. French politician.

James Boswell, 1740-1795. Scottish lawyer and essayist. Engraved by J.W.Cook.

Historical print, 1781, portrait of Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, 1743 - 1819, a German philosopher, lawyer, businessman and writer, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Carl Friedrich Zelter, 11. Dezember 1758 bis 15. Mai 1832, deutscher Musiker, Professor, Musikpädagoge, Komponist und Dirigent, Historisch, digital re...

Portrait of Louis XVIII (1755 - 1824). King of France from 1814 to 1824. House of Bourbon. History of France, from the book Atlas de la France 1842

James Watt (1736-1819). Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer. Engraving, 1883. Engraving, Nuestro Siglo, 1883.

Vintage Photograph. Portrait of 3rd vice president of United States, Aaron Burr (1756-1836), illustration

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